Why are icons disappearing from my dock even tho I can still use the location to open the app

How do I keep icons from disappearing from my dock - even tho I can click on the emptied location and open the "ghost" application?

That sounds off. I would right click on the icon/space in the dock and click options>remove from dock. Then drag the application from the apps folder in finder to the dock again and see if it stays.
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